Hey all, in a late-night induced NATOpedia doomscroll, I wandered into the page about the Triads, and it makes some wild claims about how the CPC is in bed with organized crime. Checking the sources of course, they’re all linked to pro-Imperialist sources, including Taiwan-based propaganda sources. Linky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triad_(organised_crime)

I remember some users here explaining how the reform and opening up period is was what increased organized crime presence in the mainland, whereas the NATOpedia article claims that the CPC embraced organized crime during the revolution. I shouldn’t be surprised about this slander, as reducing the influence of reactionary forces such as crime syndicates is often a primary goal of ML states; we see this in Cuba, the USSR and Vietnam. The article even mentions Vietnam and Ho’s policies of eradicating crime syndicates, so it’s quite the stark contrast in propaganda narratives being displayed here about AES states.

I guess I am asking if there is any truth to imperialists claims here? Because from my cursory glance, it just seems like more anti-China fearmongering from the usual propaganda outlets and think-tanks.